Vick floored by president's interest

Not much fazes Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick anymore, not considering what he's done and where he's been and the long journey to where he is now.

But hearing from teammate Nnamdi Asomugha on Wednesday that President Barack Obama has been following his career was almost beyond comprehension. Obama asked Asomugha to relay a personal message to Vick to "slide more" and thereby reduce the probability of getting injured.

"I was stunned," Vick said after practice today. "I didn’t believe it. It was awesome. It was just one of those things that you hear that’s just hard to believe. But at the same time when you let it all soak in, you think to yourself, `Man, he’s got a point.' If he’s saying it, then I’ve got to do it. So the first run of the year, I’m sliding and you’ll know it’s for him."

Vick now plans to get Obama to change his favorite team, which of course is the Chicago Bears.

"We're going to try to convert him over to an Eagles fan, see if we can make him an Eagles fan by the end of the season," Vick said.